Concrete Angel

Martina McBride - Concrete Angel

She walks to school with the lunch she packed
Nobody knows what she's holdin' back
Wearin' the same dress she wore yesterday
She hides the bruises with linen and lace

The teacher wonders but she doesn't ask
It's hard to see the pain behind the mask
Bearing the burden of a secret storm
Sometimes she wishes she was never born

Through the wind and the rain
She stands hard as a stone
In a world that she can't rise above
But her dreams give her wings
And she flies to a place where she's loved
Concrete angel

Somebody cries in the middle of the night
The neighbors hear, but they turn out the lights
A fragile soul caught in the hands of fate
When morning comes it'll be too late

Through the wind and the rain
She stands hard as a stone
In a world that she can't rise above
But her dreams give her wings
And she flies to a place where she's loved
Concrete angel

A statue stands in a shaded place
An angel girl with an upturned face
A name is written on a polished rock
A broken heart that the world forgot

Through the wind and the rain
She stands hard as a stone
In a world that she can't rise above
But her dreams give her wings
And she flies to a place where she's loved
Concrete angel

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Thanks to =Tracie76Stock for the stock images.

Originals pictures of the girl :

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My main inspiration for this one was the song itself. I have very strong opinions on child abuse and I felt that I wanted to make something to make people more aware. The song is an eye opener and with very strong lyrics I tried hard to convey my idea's. Some idea's went down the pan pretty quickly but then I felt that the simpler I kept it the stronger the image looked.

I give full permission to =DeviantDolls to place "Concrete Angel" in their gallery.